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Orcadian Highlands is meant to evoke the bucolic splendor of nature, especially in picturesque locations where you can experience ocean waves gently crashing against the bottom of rocky cliffs, all wh...

Students are on a "Mystic Mission" to explore the low ranges of their instruments! Each section gets a chance to play the confident, heroic melodies and driving accompaniments. The bold rhythms includ...

Using bristling 16th note patterns and syncopated rhythms, Where the Sky Begins is a thrilling and optimistic concert overture for intermediate players. Buoyant melodies, dramatic tonal shifts and thr...

Countdown is the musical embodiment of anticipation - an eerie sense that something is approaching, and it's probably not good. Through suspenseful techniques like tonic drones and accompaniments emph...

Hollow Crypt is an eerie and imaginative piece that thrives on musical tension, using leading tones and minor seconds to conjure an unmistakably spooky atmosphere. Ideal for beginning orchestra studen...

This piece reflects the beauty and wonder of the amazing landscape of Upper Michigan's famed Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. It focuses musically on legato, connected bowing throughout and rhythmic...

This intermediate arrangement is an adaptation of the original festival piece for full orchestra. Fast with rhythmic energy, the music features a variety of bowings, including detaché and martelé, rep...

Dark Moon is a work which lies mostly in the Aeolian mode with hints of Dorian and Phrygian as the work progresses. Starting out rather aggressively, the piece grows in volume and intensity to a clima...

The ultimate solo violin showstopper! Designed for an outstanding student or a guest artist, this playable arrangement of Monti's masterwork will guarantee you a standing ovation at your next concert....

An intermediate solo in classical style, this concertino by R. Scott Whittington is the perfect vehicle to feature an up-and-coming student. Pleasantly melodic with appealing sequences, it utilizes po...

The ultimate solo violin showstopper! Designed for an outstanding student or a guest artist, this playable arrangement of Monti's masterwork will guarantee you a standing ovation at your next concert....

For either viola or cello solo, this concerto is easily accessible to middle school players. In C major, with a few chromatic diversions, the solo part can be played in first position. All of the orna...

An intermediate solo in classical style, this concertino by R. Scott Whittington is the perfect vehicle to feature an up-and-coming student. Pleasantly melodic with appealing sequences, it utilizes po...

Six masterpieces from the Romantic era are beautifully arranged in a variety of styles for the grade four to five string quartet, a versatile collection for any string ensemble's library! Titles inclu...

This familiar piece includes violin solos and solo string quintet. Violin 1 to 3rd position and includes 3rd violin.

Bach's famous "Brandenburg Concertos" are considered by many to be the pinnacle of the Baroque Concerto Grosso style. Written in G Major, this workout for inner voices includes optional 3rd violin.

A beautiful and fun selection for intermediate string orchestra! This syncopated, rhythmically intense, Celtic-flavored piece in D modal/minor offers position work for all.

This suite in four movements is a beautiful transcription for strings. Atwell's scoring is impeccable, wide ranges and difficult rhythms make this piece worth the effort with an advanced orchestra.

A beautiful E minor andante with ornaments and dotted rhythms leads to an allegro with scale-passage work for everyone. A rather disjunctive theme in the allegro teaches good bowing skills and offers...

An ideal piece for first year string students written in moderate tempo, a friednly key, and all players remain in first position. This gem by Emmy award-winning composer Thom Sharp is sure to be a hi...

The beautiful impressionistic sounds of Gabriel Faure's beloved vocal work are perfect for string orchestra! Lovely soaring melodies are met by breathtaking harmonies, and lyrical passages move fluidl...

The beautiful sounds of Gabriel Faure's beloved vocal work are perfect for string orchestra! Lovely soaring melodies are met by breathtaking harmonies, and lyrical passages move fluidly from section t...

The beautiful sounds of Gabriel Faure's beloved vocal work are perfect for string orchestra! Lovely soaring melodies are met by breathtaking harmonies, and lyrical passages move fluidly from section t...

Marked "Spirited and Playful," this Brahms Lieder translates into a string work very nicely. Calling for a light touch with the bow this work mixes the expressive aspects of love with the whimsical. I...

Here's a beautiful Brahms Lieder that translates to The Way To HIs Sweetheart. The constantly moving arpeggiated accompaniment acurately captures the longing of the man on his jounrey to meet his love...